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WASHINGTON (AP) — Even though she says the problems that plagued the rollout of the new health care website were the low-point of her five years in the Obama administration, outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is defending the impact of the law. And she says millions of Americans now have access to health care because of it. Sebelius, who announced her resignation last week, spoke on NBC's "Meet the Press," where she said the timeline for having the health care law's online sign-up system ready was "just flat out wrong."
SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — What happened in Crimea won't be allowed to happen again in eastern Ukraine. That vow comes today from Ukraine's president, in a televised address. He says the nation's armed forces will be taking part in a "large-scale anti-terrorist operation" to resist attacks by pro-Russian forces. The Ukrainian leader says the army will be used to keep Russian troops from moving in, the way they did in Crimea. The warning comes as pro-Russian militias maintain control of some government buildings in eastern Ukraine.
WASHINGTON (AP) — According to the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, talks about Iran's nuclear program haven't been affected by the U.S. decision to block Iran's choice to be its ambassador to the world body. Samantha Power told ABC's "This Week" today that Iran's selection of Hamid Aboutalebi (ah-boo-TAH'-leh-bee) is unacceptable, and that Tehran needs to choose someone else. Iran has rejected that suggestion. Aboutalebi was a member of the group responsible for the 1979 takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran that held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days.
VALPARAISO, Chile (AP) — Authorities in Chile have lowered the death toll from a raging fire that is leaping from hilltop to hilltop in the port city of Valparaiso, saying they now have eleven confirmed dead. But the number is expected to grow, as they reach areas that have been destroyed by the flames. Hundreds of people have been treated at hospitals, mostly for smoke inhalation.
SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man has been sitting on a street corner today, with a sign declaring that he's a bully. Edmond Aviv has been accused of harassing a neighbor and her disabled children for the past 15 years. And today's display was part of his sentence, after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct.
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